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Checklist for Superfamily Lithodoidea Samouelle, 1819 (King crabs)
and region Scandinavia (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
373
1690
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
368
1675
4598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
629
1568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
141
615
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
586
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
16
69
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs
2
6
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scandinavia
2 Families width 14 Species
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scandinavia
6 Genera with 14 Species
Hapalogaster Brandt, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 17825SpeciesTaxom
Lopholithodes Brandt, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Neolithodes Milne-Edward..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Paralithodes Brandt, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Paralomis White, 18494SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
14 Species
Hapalogaster mertensii Brandt, 1850Hairy crab
Lithodes antarctica (Hombron & Ja..., 1842)⇒ Lithodes santolla Molina, 1782
Lithodes arctica (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Lithodes maia (Samouelle, 1819)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758Deepsea King Crab
Lithodes santolla Molina, 1782Centolla
Lopholithodes foraminatus Stimpson, 1859Brown box crab
Neolithodes grimaldii A. Milne-Edw..., 1894Porcupine crab
Paralithodes camtschatica (Tilesius, 1815)⇒ Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815
Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815Alaska King Crab
Paralomis bouvieri Hansen, 1908
Paralomis echidna Ahyong, 2010
Paralomis granulosa Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Paralomis histrix De Haan, 1849

Subnodes of Lithodoidea with occurrences in Scandinavia
FamilyHapalogastridae
Brandt, 1850
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLithodidae
Samouelle, 1819
king crab, King crabs, Stone and king crabs, Stone crabs, stone crabs and king crabs
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Lithodoidea at itis.gov
Lithodoidea at marinespecies.org